AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
NHS England awarded a signed contract to MOVIANTO UK LIMITED for specialised pharmaceutical logistics and warehousing supporting national vaccination, immunisation and screening programmes.
Published outcomeOne active award covers lot 1. The contract was signed and started on 12 August 2026.
Market significanceThe contract supports a national supply-chain network serving more than 11,000 frontline healthcare locations.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
MOVIANTO UK LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £34,222,191 net; £41,066,629.10 gross GBP · Verified supplier; active award and contract
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Verified company name is MOVIANTO UK LIMITED (company number 01243938). Award 1 names Movianto UK Limited as sole supplier and contract 1, linked to award 1, states the contract values.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Procurement procedure
99% confidenceOpen procedure under the Procurement Act 2023
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Tender legal basis is UKPGA 2023/54 and procurementMethodDetails is "Open procedure".
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 1 has status "active" and is linked to contract 1.
Contract status
99% confidenceActive signed contract
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Contract 1 status is "active", dateSigned is 2026-08-12, and a document is typed "contractSigned".
Contract start
99% confidence12 August 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-08-12.
Contract details notice publication
99% confidence15 October 2026
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Contract details notice 097673-2026 was published on 2026-10-15.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value, excluding VAT
99% confidence£34,222,191
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Contract 1 value.amount is 34222191 GBP.
Contract value, including VAT
99% confidence£41,066,629.10
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 41066629.1 GBP.
Value allocation
98% confidenceContract-level value; no separate lot-level value published
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The contract contains one value and lot 1 has no value_amount.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender notice published
98% confidence26 January 2026
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Release history records tender notice release 006437-2026 on 2026-01-26.
Contract award notice releases
96% confidence27 March to 14 April 2026
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Release history records contract award notice and updates on 2026-03-27, 2026-04-07 and 2026-04-14.
Contract signed
99% confidence12 August 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-08-12.
Initial contract end
99% confidence6 August 2031
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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2031-08-06T23:59:59+01:00.
Maximum possible end date
99% confidence6 August 2033
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Contract 1 period.maxExtentDate is 2033-08-06T23:59:59+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Service
99% confidenceSpecialised pharmaceutical logistics and warehouse services for vaccination and immunisation programmes
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Tender and contract title.
Operational scope
98% confidenceEnd-to-end supply-chain network delivery and deployment for distribution of vaccine types to frontline destinations
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Tender description.
Coverage
98% confidenceNational vaccination and screening programmes across the NHS England portfolio, serving more than 11,000 locations nationwide
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Tender description.
Delivery settings
98% confidenceCommunity pharmacies, general practices, detained estates and other healthcare settings
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Tender description.
Classification
99% confidenceStorage and warehousing services; storage and retrieval services
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Award item CPV 63120000 and CPV 63121000.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceOpen procedure
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Tender procurementMethodDetails is "Open procedure".
Legal basis
99% confidenceProcurement Act 2023
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Tender legalBasis references UKPGA 2023/54.
Competition information
99% confidenceNumber of bids and evaluation results not supplied in the published notice data
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No bid count, bidder list, scores or evaluation information is present in supplied data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Initial term
99% confidence12 August 2026 to 6 August 2031
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Contract period startDate and endDate.
Extension mechanism
99% confidenceOption to extend if exercised by the contracting authority
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Contract hasRenewal and hasOptions are true; renewal description states this option.
Maximum term
99% confidenceUp to 6 August 2033
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Contract maxExtentDate is 2033-08-06.
Performance monitoring
98% confidenceWeekly observations are specified for seven agreed metrics
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Each agreed metric has an observation period of seven days.
Published performance areas
98% confidenceOn-time, in-full delivery; vaccine and consumables loss prevention in warehousing and transport; customer-service response; data management and reporting
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Contract agreedMetrics titles and descriptions.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Operational emphasis
97% confidenceThe published metrics place explicit emphasis on reliable order fulfilment, stock integrity, responsive customer service and timely reporting.
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Contract agreedMetrics define OTIF, loss prevention, customer-service response and reporting measures.
Commercial structure
99% confidenceA single active supplier is linked to the single published lot and contract.
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One award names one supplier, relates to lot 1, and is linked to contract 1.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award and contract evidence
98% confidenceHigh quality
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The supplied contract record provides active status, signed date, start and end dates, values, supplier, linked award and contract-signed document type.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or separate value
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Lot 1 is identified only by ID and status; its title, description and value fields are null.
Competition detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice data
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No bid count, pricing breakdown, evaluation methodology or scoring is provided.
Conflict-of-interest publication
99% confidenceNot published
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Tender document entry for conflictOfInterest is described as "Not published".
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value, so the contract value is reported only at contract level.
- Information not supplied in the published notice data: bid count, bidder identities beyond the winner, evaluation scores, award rationale, pricing schedule and savings.
- The published extension option has no stated exercise timetable or detailed extension terms.
- The conflict-of-interest document is marked "Not published".
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
NHS EnglandMOVIANTO UK LIMITEDpharmaceutical logisticsvaccine distributionwarehousing servicesvaccination programmesProcurement Act 2023
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the NHS England pharmaceutical logistics contract?
MOVIANTO UK LIMITED won award 1 for lot 1.
What is the contract value?
The contract value is £34,222,191 excluding VAT and £41,066,629.10 including VAT.
When does the contract run?
It started on 12 August 2026 and is scheduled to end on 6 August 2031, with an extension option that could take it to 6 August 2033.
What services are covered?
Specialised pharmaceutical logistics and warehousing supporting national vaccination, immunisation and screening programmes.
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